Fishing reel



Oct. 7, 1952 B, REDDmG 2,613,046

FISHING REEL Filed June 30, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET J.

Benji/nan F Redd/by INVEN TOR.

Oct. 7, 1952 B. F. BEDDING 2,513,046

FISHING REEL Filed June so, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Fig. 3

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Benjiman l-T Reddmg INVEN TOR.

BY Quad-3' A army;

. Patented Oct. 7, 1952 amal am 30, ssmseri l No; 171.310 acl ims. (01. 24 44.5

invention relates to. improvement iniish in: reels and particularly to. casting reels 1'01 fishing poles. i The primary object oi my invention is. to provide a casting reel which will eliminate, backlash in casting, without the use of a backlash brake 'andparticularly when casting longdistancesj. Another object is to provide a reel of the character and for the purposes specified, which ,is simple iii-construction, substantially fool proof, and economical to manufacture. T 1 Other important, objects. Within the purview ofimy invention, togetherwith the pre ise nature of my improvements will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claimsare read withgreference td the drawings accompany ins. and forming part or this sp cification.

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"Figure 1 is a iragmentaryview inlpersli c oi my improved reel: mounted on a fishlngjpole with the spool swung into normal position crosswise of the pole; y

Figure 2 is a similar view with the spool swung into parallel relation with the pole. for casting according to my invention; p

Figure 3 is a view in vertical transverse section; Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical section taken on the line ,4--4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a view in horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a composite view of the parts of the bracket plate mounting; and,

Figure l is a composite view in perspective of the spool drive shaft and the and disk 01' the.

spool keyed to said shaft. l 9 Referring to the drawings by numerals, the spool 'l of my improved reel, and the spool operating mechanism, presently described, are carried by a right angled bracket plate 2 having an upstanding disc-like side 3 and a relatively smaller disc-like lateral supporting base flange 4. The spool is of the usual type with concavoconvex end discs, or flanges 5, 6 and a hub I.

The spool is rotatably mounted, by means of the hub I, on a hollow shaft 8 integral with the side 3 of the bracket plate 2 and extending from,

" said end disc 5 to said shaft 9. Washers l2 on he flattened end-ll! of shaft. 9, between the end disc 5 and the outer end of the hollow shaft 8. space the end disc ,6 clearoftheside'i of bracket late 2 for free rotation. Lock nuts I311! on said-end ID of the spooldriveshaft retain the spool Ion hollow sh ila y i 1 The operating mechanism for the spool co n.- prises a gear pinionlfi fast on, the spool drive shaft 9 opposite the outer faceoftheflsideii of the bracket plate, 2 and which extends through an, apertured segment plate l5 secured by .sorews .16 to sa d sided. and from whichproic ts a tired stub sh ft i! on which isioumaled theii ual flat sided handle operated bushing it for op rating the usual ,,s.tar drag? friction clutch 8.101" use me a gearwhee surroundin s id bushing and crashing Withthe gear pini n if-j f p The usuel handle 2! is calriedon theoutcr end of thelbushi'll |8,and retained therecnbya screw 22. in said end of the bushing t8 and'fa locking screw 23 on said handle 2| for thescrew 2 2, The numeral 24 designates theusualfstar wheel on the bushing l8 behind t ehandie 2i for engaging and releasing the friction clutch, {9 ins, manner requiring no detailed description since star drag clutches are well known and understood in the art. Aratchetfreel 25 on the bushin I8 is en aged by a springpress d pawl. 2510 t e se ment plate i5 so that re rse rota ion of the bushing ,|8 and of the'handle 2|,is prevented as is usual, The conventional apertured cover ap, 21 for the gear pinion 8 and, ear wheel to, also the i'ricticnclutch I is attached o th ide 3 of the bracket plateZ by screws 28.

. MAS will now be'understood by releasing the friction clutch H, by operation of the star wheel 24, the ar wheel 20 and ear pinion are rendered freely rotatable, to pfilmitiree rotation of the spool forwardly for unwinding the line I.

The bracketplate z is rotatablyattachedto a I mounting 29 adapted to be attached to thep'ole 30 so that said bracket plate is swingable about an axis diametrical to said pole, for a purpose presently seen. The mounting 29 comprises a circular plate 3| surmountin-g an axial post 32 rising from the usual grooved bar 33 fitting the pole 30 for attachment at its ends to said pole by the usual attaching members 34, 35.

The base plate 3| is provided with an axial upstanding stud 36 having a flat sided upper end 31, an arcuate upstanding edge flange 38 on top of said plate, and a side edge notch 39 in said plate, all for a purpose presently apparent. The base flange 4 of the bracket plate 2 is disposed on the base plate 3| and is apertured, as at 40, to fit over 3 the stud 36 and for rotation around said stud on the base plate 3| inside the flange 38. A pair of stop shoulders M, 42 on the base flange 4, for engagement with opposite ends of the flange 38, limits rotation of said base flange 4 in opposite directions so that the bracket plate 2 may be rotated in one direction to swing the spool I into normal position crosswise of the rod 30, as shown in Figure l, and said bracket plate 2 may be rotated in the opposite direction to swing the spool I into parallel relation with the rod 30 with the end disc 5 facing forwardly of said rod, as shown 3 in Figure 2.

Latch means is provided for releasably retaining the bracket plate 2 stationary in the described normal position of the spool I. The latch means comprises a spring "metal, axially apertured disc 43 imposed on the base flange 4 and fitted around the stud 36 to rotate with said tated to swing the spool I into normal position.

The latch tongue 44 extends outwardly of the slot-Q45 and outwardlyofs'aid bracket plate 2for manual flexingupwardly out of the notch 39 to unlatch and release the bracket plate 2 for rotation manually. A recessed annular cap disc 46 fits .on the stud 3 6 and over the disc 43 to cover said'disc 43 and is rotatable about said stud. A washer41" fitted on to the reduced end 31 ofthe stud 36, and a screw 48 threadedin said stud 36 secured said cap disc 46 against thebase flange 4 for rotation with said base flange. An edge slot 49 in the cap disc accommodates the latch tongue and permits upward flexing of said tongue and'saidtongueby being disposed in the .slot49 rotates the cap disc 46 with the spring metal disc '43. Referring now to the. use and operation of the described reel, with the bracket plate 2 rotated to swing the spool I into its normal position, as shown inFigure 1, the reel may be used in the usual manner under control of the star drag. However, by unlatching the bracket plate 2 in themanner described and rotating said plate to swing the spool I parallel to the pole' 30 as shown .in Figurev 2', said reelmay be used for casting whe'n freed by release'of'the star drag? as follows A loop 50 of slack is formed in the line I and held closed by the thumb of the right hand pressing the looped line against the top of the end disc 5 .facing'forwardly of the pole 30.. The

cast is'fth'en .made and when the arc of the cast and around the edge of said end disc 5 to frictionceptible of modification, without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: 1. A casting'reel for mounting on a fishing pole comprising a bracket plate having a base spondingly rotate said bracket plate, said base flange engaging opposite ends of said" arcuate flange to limit rotation of said base flange and bracket plate in opposite directions, and a resilient latch tongue for snap action engagement with said notchto latch said baseflange and bracket plate to said base plate i'n one limit of rotation of said bracket plate, saidtongue overlying said base flange with one end rotatably mounted on said pivot and its other end extending'out- ,wardly through said aperture for rotation .ofthe tongue with said base flange and bracket plate into and out of registration with said notch and for manipulation at said other end thereof to disengage said tongue from said notch. I

2. A casting reel according to claim 1 includin a cap disk on said pivot retaining said tongue on the pivot.

- BENJIMAN F. BEDDING.

REFERENCES, CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: f 1

v I UNITED STATES PATENTS Number i Name Date 1,114,084 Wells Oct. 20, 1914 1,621,003 Dodd Mar. 15,1927 2,120,190 v Rickards et a1. June .7, 1 938 2,327,469 Teitsma Aug. 24, 1943 2,439,298 I-Ioran Y Apr. .6, 1948 2,535,746 Mitchell r Dec. 26, 1950 

